GEO-2000 is the

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(UNEP)

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2000. The UNEP launched the

in 1995 to assess environmental issues and to have them published. The first report was published in 1997, while the second report, known as GEO-2000, was published in 1999. As well as some of the more well-known issues the report identified new threats such as: *

nitrogen Nitrogen is the chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7. Nitrogen is a nonmetal and the lightest member of group 15 of the periodic table, often called the pnictogens. It is a common element in the universe, estimated at se ...

's harmful impact on

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* increased severity of

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* species invasion as a result of

globalization Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. The term ''globalization'' first appeared in the early 20t ...

* increased environmental pressures caused by

urbanization Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It is predominantly t ...

* decline in the quality of governance in some countries * new wars which impact on both the immediate environment and neighbouring states * the impact of

refugees A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

on the natural environment

External links

UNEP
- official GEO-2000 portal United Nations Environment Programme United Nations reports 1999 documents 1999 in international relations 1999 in the environment {{environment-stub